Machinery for embroidering a fabric with pile-threads in patterns.



No; 876,562. PATENTBD JAN. 14, 1908.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH PILE THREAD IN PATTERNS.

APPLICATION nun) AUG.19. 1905.

206 5716 666 5 I710 67270 7 m M 15w] 1 Zezzyew figawly W 'l SHEETS-SHEET 1.

- PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. F. KLEUTGEN. MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH PILB THREADS IN PATTERNS APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1905.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

F 15700772 07" r079 ZZcu? 672/ 5 .6 O 6 m 1 z w/ .No. 876,562. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

P. KLBUTGEN.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDBRING A FABRIC WITH PILE THREADS IN PATTERNS.

APPLIO T our .1 1

A I AUG 905 manna-sum s.

- .Figj. A--B.

39077066666 v 77v'az%r "Wye/WW 158w? No. 876,562. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. F. KLEUTGEN.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH PILE THREADS IN PATTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1905.

'l SHEETS-SHBET 4.

W a j I I Z7 J%/% v No. 876,562. PATENTED JAN. '14, 1908. I

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH PILB THREADS F. KLEUTGEN.

1 sums-sum 5.

IN PATTERNS.

I Jwvenfizjaw; jL Zau en/ 5; 4,,

No. 876,562. PATBNTBD JAN; 14, 1908. P. KLEUTGEN.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIG WITHPILE THREADS I-N PATTERNS. APPLIOATION nun) 1m. 1

A 905 '1 sums-sum 6.

Fig.9.

7 1&1 12o 47 .No. 876,562. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

F. KLEUTGEN.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH PILB THREADS IN PATTERNS;

PLIO TION 7 AP A FILED we 19 1905 7 SUMMER 7' g zww Am UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ KLEUTGEN, OF BENEL, GERMANY.

MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING A FABRIC WITH FILE-THREADS IN PATTERNS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ KLEUTGEN, a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, residing-at Benel, in the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machinery for Embroidering a Fabric with Pile-Threads in Patterns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machinery for embroidering a fabric with pile-threads in patterns in which a governing apparatus, driven by the machine brings any one of several needles of a set or series to the working point of the set or series of needles and into the proper working position. The invention also allows of the working point of the set or series of needles being moved across the fabric step by ste in a direction per endicular to the forwar movement thereo but back again in a single movement. Furtherii-iore, according to this invention, several sets or series of needles with their governing apparatuses are so arranged side by side that they can embroider the fabric simultaneously. By this invention fabrics of-any length and width can be embroidered with patterned pile of various colors with the help of a suitable pattern apparatus such as a jacquard or a tappet apparatus for example, without the machine requiring more attention than a weaving loom.

In the accompanying six sheets of drawings, Figure 1 shows a section of the machine taken on the line EF of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine with the spool frame, the jacquard apparatus and some of the other parts omitted. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line AB of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a side view, drawn to a larger scale, of the machine as seen from (,D of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan taken on the line G H of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 shows a part of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line IK of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line L'M of Fig. 5. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a side view to a larger scale of a carriage. Fig. 10 is a corresponding plan. Fig. 11 is a corresponding front view. Fig. 11 shows a cutting off apparatus. Figs. 12 and 13 show respectively a side view and a plan ofa needle pusher, and

Fig. 14 a plan of the combs. Fig. 15 is an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 19. 1905. Serial 1a. 274.894.

and 19, and a guide20.

Patented J an. 14, 1908.

cast iron beams 6, 7, 8 and 9 extending between theframes 1 and 2. The beam'9 is also supported in the middle by means of a frame 9. The frame 3 is connected to the frame 2 by means of four cast iron beams 10, 11, 12 and 13 and a bar 14. The beam 8 that connects the frames 1 and 2 has in front a guide 15 of triangular section. -Onthe rear side it is furnished above and below and behind with machined surfaces 16 which also serve as guides. On the guides 15 and 16 run several carriages 17 with rollers 18 7 The carriages 17 have rectangular grooves 21 which are covered with cover plates 22. The cover plates 22 are fastened to the carriages 17 by means of hooks 23 which engage with pins 24 on the carriages 17. In the grooves 21 are laced side by'side several pushers 25; in t e arrangement shown in thedrawings there are fifteen pushers in each carriage. and 10 only one pusher 25 has guir. es 26 above and below Which move in corresponding grooves in the carriages 17 and cover plates 22. From the In Figs. 9' usher is shown. Eachfront of each pusher 25 projects a .hollow needle 27 which is fixed in place. by a clamping screw 28. Each needle 27 has a hole 29 near its point which is directed towards one side. A pile thread 30 is led from behind through each needle and out through the hole 29.

Below the needle 27 each usher 25 has a hole bored lon itudinally t rough it. In this hole is a sh in rod 31 which is bent upwards in front an bears with its front flat end 32 against the needle at the side of the hole 29. -A s iral spring 33 surrounds the rod 31, and ears in front against a disk 34 fixed to the rod 31 and behind against the rod 31 limits --the forward movement of the latter.

- The rear prolongations of the pusher 25 ress it fhave on their undersides projections 36 ries for each carriage 17 a-projection 41 of the. same breadth as the pro ection 36.

On the lower part 42 of each carriage 17 are arranged on a common fulcrum bolt 44 of the levers 43 correspondin in number to that ushers 25. Eac 'lever 43 is connected wit a pin45 which slides and is uided in a hole in the part 42. The holes or the pins 45 are arranged alternately in, two rows to make the arrangement as narrow as possible. The levers 43 are drawn bv springs 1n the 46 so as to hold the pins 45 normally1 e ends raised position shown in Fig. 9. T

. of the levers 43. are connected with the lifters of a jacquard apparatus by means of cords 47,'levers 48 and cords 49, so that before each stitch a lever 43 of each carriage 17 is drawn out in 0 position to the action ofits'spring 46, and t ereby the correspond-- in in 45 is pressed down.

e jacquard apparatus 50 is laced be-. hind'the 11 per p art*of the mac 'ne'on aframe whic consists of" two columns 51 (see Fig. 1) two columns 52-the longitudinal I irons 53 and the transverse channel irons '54. In this frame is also arranged aframe 55 in which are placed on spindles 56 the spools 57 for the pilethreads 30, which are led from the spools 57 roundxtwo glass rods 58 and a shaft 61, a number 0 drums 62, one for each carriage. (See Figs. 3 and 5).

third glass 'rod 59 to the needles 27. Between the rods 58 and 59 is hung a small weight 60 on each thread 30.

Below the carria es 17 are fixed, on a They have each .two rid es or cams 63 which from the edges of the rum approach each other until they reach a distance apart suitable for the passa e between them of the pins 45, and

' they t en pass parallel to one another round or ends,

the remaini part of the circumference of the drums.- t the place where the channel roove, thus formed by the ridges or cams} is fixed a tappet 64 which rises to the heightof' the ridges'or cams. The shafti61 extends at both sldes of the machine beyond the frames 1 and 3. On this shaft runs loosely a. toothed wheel 65 which is rotated by a shaft 66 through a toothed pinion 67 (see Figs. 5 and 15). Onthe shaft 66 is aloosely pulley. 68 and a fast pulley 69 which are driyen bya belt 70 from any suitable motor or shafting." The toothed wheel 65'is held in position by a bracket 71, fixed to the'fra'me 3, taking into a groove in its boss. The boss ofthetoothed-wheel 65 is furnished with claws on both sides which fit into coupling clutches sliding on the shaft 61. One of these clutches, 72, engages with its feather into a long groove in the shaft 61 ,and when put into gear connects the shaft 61 with the toothed wheel 65.

The shaft 61 moves step by ste lon itudinally. After it has made a num er 0 these movements (in thecase shown in the drawing 40. movements) it moves back at one single stroke. In order to move the shaft 61 longitudinally a spindle 74 is. mounted in bear- I 1ngs in the frame 2 and in a step-shaped bridge 73 connecting the tiebeams 10 and 12, and 1s prevented from moving longitudinally by means of a set collar 75. On the spindle 74 is mounted loosely a star-wheel 76. Into the teeth of this star-wheel takes the driving pin 77 which turns round withthe shaft 61 on a boss 78. The boss 78 takes with its feather in a long groove in the shaft 61 and is prevented from moving longitudinally by means of a bracket 79 fixed to the frame 2. The star-wheel 76 lies between a set collar 80 and a sleeve 81 fixed to the spindle 74. On the sleeve 81 is a movable ring 82 on which is arranged a ke 83 which can en age with the wheel 76, so t at the latter. can be connected with the sleeve 81 and thereby with the spindle 74. The spindle 74 is screw-threaded, and has a nut 84 movable on the thread. To the nut is secured a sleeve 86 which surrounds the shaft 61 and engages between the set collars 85. On the spindle 74 is also fixed a toothed wheell 87 which is geared by means of an intermediate wheel with a long toothed wheel 88 running loosely on the shaft 61. The intermediate wheel 89 turns loosely on a stud fixed to the bridge 73. The toothed wheel 88 is fixed to a coupling clutch 91 and can be moved with it on the shaft 61 and be connected with the toothed wheel 65.

The clutch-levers 92 for the clutch 72, 93

for the clutch 91, and 94 for the ring 82 are pivoted to the connecting beam 10, and are pin-jointed to a movable rod 95 which passes through a hole in the arm 96 connected to the seeve 86. Between the arm 96 and each of the levers 93 and 94 is arranged on the rod 95 a spiral spring 97 and 98 respectively. A lever 99, pivoted to the frame 3, and which moves between two guides 100 fixed to the frame 2, is pressed bya spring 101 against a roller 102 on the end of the arm 96. This roller strikes, in the two end ositions of the sleeve 86, against two inc ined planes 103 and 104. The end 105 ofthe clutch-lever 93, can bear against the one or the other side of a projection 106 fixed to the lever 99, according to the position of the said clutch lever. On the shaft 61 is fixed by the side of. each frame 1 and 2 a disk 107 which has an eccentric groove 108.- These dlsks are held in position by means of brackets 109. In the groove 108 run rollers 110 which are connected by rods 11.1 with the studs 112 of the levers 113. The levers 113 are pivoted to the frames 1 and 2. They have slots 114 in which move connecting bolts 115 forconnecting rods 116 which transmit the motion of the levers 113 to the slide 38- To the connecting beam 6 is fixed a guide 117 on which slide cutters 118; one of these cutters belongs to each carriage 17 and is of the same width as the carriage. Spring pins 119 mounted on the cover plates 22 of the carriages 17, engage in holes in the cutters 118 and. cause the latter to move with the carria es. On the carriages 17 are also arranged in front of the rollers 18 vertically moving pushers 120. These are provided with cutters 121 which work in conjunction with the cutters 118 andhave obli ue cutting edges. The pushers 120 rest in t eir lowest positions with projections 122 on the longitudinal bar 123 which. is of the same length as the beam 6. At the lower part of the ushers and behind the same are fixed proections 124 which work in conjunction with the projections 125. to plates 126 which are hinged to a shaft 128 mounted in bell-crank levers 127. Each plate is connected witha lever 129 which, like the levers 43, is actuated by a cord 130, a lever 48 and a cord 49 by the jacquard apparatus. The plates 126 bear by projections 131 against the beam 8 towards which they are drawn by springs 132; The two bell-crank levers 127 are pivoted in: bearings 133 and have on their rear arms rollers 134, which are pressed back once at each revolution of the shaft 61 by the tappets 135 fixed to the disks 107, whereby the shaft 128 and with it the plates 126 and projections 125 are raised.

The ground-fabric to be embroidered 135 is wound on to a beam 136 and runs from there over a guide roller 137 to the lower tension roller 138 and then through between the longitudinal bar 123' and the connecting beam 7 to the upper tension roller 139 and round the guide roller 140 to the finished goods roller or cloth beam- 141. The two tension rollers 138 and 139 are connected at each end with worm-wheels 142, with which gear the worms 143. On the shafts of these worms are fixed toothed wheels 144, each two of which, at each side of the machine, gear with a toothed rack 145. On the shafts of the lower worms 143 are loose toothed wheels 146, each of which carries a retaining pawl on an arm 147 said pawls engaging the teeth of wheels 144 (see Figs 4 4 and 5). With the wheels 146 gears va toothed-rack 148 which is guided upon brackets fixed on the frames 1 and 2. A lever 149 engages with the toothed rack, and is, at each backward movement of the sleeve 86, carried therewith by an arm 150fiX6d to the said sleeve, and is drawn backwards against a i stop by means of a spring 151. The arm These latter are fixed 150 is connected with the bar by, a bar a 152. The end of the bar 152, provided. with a roller, runs, when the slide 38 moves, in a corresponding slot in the arm 150. Thereby the bar 40 and the shaft 61 are moved longitudinally.

On the'connecting beam 7 is arranged, op-

posite the row of needles 27, a row of plates 153 whose planes stand perpendicular to the fabric, so that'between. each two ositions where a needle can stab throu h t e fabric stands a plate. The spaces plates 153 are except the part lying opposite the needles filled with pieces of lining and the resulting grating is fixed to'the beam 7 by two guides 154 and 155.

In front of the grating is a shaft 156 carried in bearings in the frames 1, 2 and 3. On this shaft is a lever 157 carrying a roller 158, which runs on a tappet disk 159 fixed on the shaft 6]. and. movable with the latter. tappet on the disk 159 raises the lever 157 after each row of stitches is made. On the shaft 156 are also fixed several levers 160 which carry at their ends a shaft 1.61. On this shaft 161 are fixed the/combs 162, which engage between the grating plates 153 and lie in front of the fabric. The combs 162 together extend along the whole working length of the machine. On the shaft .161 are also fixed two levers 163 to which are pivoted bell-crank levers 164 which are drawn by means of springs 165 against stops etween the The 166 fixed to the frames 1. and 2. I The vertical arms of the bell-crank levers 164 have shoulders 167 with which they can bear upon the stops 166. The horizontal arms of the bell-crank levers 1.64 hear u on ins 168 on the levers 163; The too the( rac s 145 have pins 168 with which they raise the levers 163 when they move upwards. 1

With the boss .78 -on the shaft 61 is 0611- nected a tappet disk 169 on which runs the roller 170 of a lever 171 pivoted to the frame 2. This lever is connected with the jacquard ap aratus by means of a rod 172, so that can movement of the lever 171 moves the jacquard apparatus one card forward.

The machine works as follows :A;fter the ground fabric 135 has been placed upon the rollers 136,137, 138-, 139, 140 and 141 in the usual manner, and a pile-thread 30 has been threaded through each needle 27 of the carria es 17, and forward out at the hole 29, (a di erentlyeolored thread may be used for each needle), the machine is set in motion clutch 72 is consequently cou led with the toothed wheel 65 and the clutc 91 is out of gear ;the levers 163 are raised sothat the bell-crank levers 164 rest with their shoulders by traversing the belt 70 on the fast pullei;

onging'to t Thesha t 61 rotates an 167' on the stops. 166. One of the levers 43 of each carriage 17 is drawn-back by the jacquard ap aratus, so that the pin 45 beat lever is pressed-down and drum 62: with it thedrums bears u on the corres ondi 62-, the pin 45 pushed by the obli' ue part between the two ridges or cams. the corresponding carriage 17 is so moved of one of the ridgesor earns 63 an is slid along thereby in such manner that it is con,-

ducted into the narrow groove or channel Thereby laterally that the needle belonging to the pin into the central ,p

between the rid '45 that has'been' ressed down,', is brou ht ane of its corresponding drum 62. In the same plane .stands the.

projection 41 of the bar which belongs to The disks 107 turn the relative carriage. with the drums, 62 and push forward, after the pin has entered the groove or channel ges or cams 63, .the slide 38 l .with the projections 41, by means of the connecting rods 111 and116 and the levers 113.

Idle 27 the plates 153' The pusher 25 belonging to 'the'presseddown pin 45 is thereby pressed forward needle ass.

drawn back by the slide 38' and'leaves behindin front of the fabric a loop of the pilethread. Whenon the newly-placedjac uard card not only the hole for the relative ever 43 but also the hole for the level- 129' is struck,-f the latter is also drawn back and the projection 125 takes under the projection 124, while by means of the tappet 135 the bell-crank lever 127 isturned and the shaft 128 raised. The raisi of the shaft takes lace just-after the nee les 27 have left the abric.-' Through the raising of the shaft 128, whenthe pr0jecti'on'l25 takes under the projection 124, the pusher 120 with the cutter 121 is also raised, and the said cutter acting in concert with the cutter 118 cuts off the fabric. v

While' the slide 38 is being drawn back the shaft 61 has rotated so far that the presseddown pin45 has reached close in front of the v Simultaneously the tappet disk 169. has pressed the lever pile thread 30 behind the ground 17 1- downwards, and has moved the jacby the guard-apparatus one card'forward. Therereviously Withdrawn levers 43 are left to t e action ofthe springs 46 and the pins 45 are raised. The tap et 64 secures the'upward movement of t e pins in. the event of the springs 46 being loose or Weak. The fresh jacquard card .noW causes another pin 45 to be pressed down in each contains the hole for carria e, theselected pin being-dependent upon t e position of the hole in t e card that has been struck. -B

of the drums 62 to t e extent to-which the v ridges or earns 63 run obliquely towards one another this pin and the needle belonging to it are brought into the central plane of the the further rotation drum 62, and the-stabbing, drawing back and cutting-off are repeated. During the above mentioned part of the rotation of the drum. 62 the driving pin 77 turns the starwheel 76 to the extent of one tooth, and .turns with it the spindle 74. thereby moved the space of one stitch to the.

The nut 84 is right, taking with it the shaft 61 and drums 62. The second stitch over each drum thus takes the place of one stitch further to the r1 re ative carriage lyinlg the central plane of t e drum'62 and of the 'ght because the working point of the in the section line of' plane of the needles 27fis moved a space to I the right. I d

It is obvious that the hole in card for the lever 129 only struck when-the the jacquard of each carriage is next. following card another' lever 43 to which belongs another needle 27 and another thread 30. Otherwise if the thread 30 is not to be changed the projections 124' and 125 remain out of engagement and the upward movement of the projection 125 remains without action on the cutter 121. After the number of stitches corresponding to the distance apart of two adjacent working points, commonly called a repeat,hasf

been made, the tappet disk 159 comes under the roller 158 of" t e lever 157, raises it and thereby turns the shaft-156 with the levers 160 so that the combs 162 are drawn back. At the sametime the levers 163 'are'drawn back, and the shoulders 167 sli down from the sites 166, as the bell-era levers 164. are he (1 'fast against the action of the s rings 165 by. the ins 168. Immediately the roller 158 has a len again from the tappet of the disk 159 the combs 162'moveforward again and take, in the position-shown in Fi 4, under-the just formed pile-loops. Simultaneously, the arm 96 of the sleeve 86 strikes against the right hand inclined plane 104 and presses the lever 99 back in opposition'to the spring 101-,- so that the end 105 of the lever 93'is released from'the projection 106. By the action of the spring 97 the rod is then moved to the ri ht, and takes the clutch. 72 and key 83 out ol gear and puts the clutch 91 into gear.' The rotation of the shaft 61 is thereby sto ped While the toothed wheel 88 is driven projection 106 of the lever 99. engages the 'end of the clutch lever 93 from the left y the .toothed I wheel 65, and by means of the toothedside under the action of the spring 101. On its backward movement the nut 84 strikes with its arm 150 against the lever 149, ushes the toothed rack 148 to the left and t ereby turns the toothed wheels 146 and with them the toothed wheels 144, the worms 143, the worm wheels 142 and the tension 'rollers 138 and 139 so far forward that the fabric 135 is moved up by the space apart of two rows of stitches. Thereby the pins of the toothed racks 145 raise the levers 163, the shoulders 167 of the bell-crank levers 164 take on the stops 166, and the combs 162 take again the position shown in Fig. 3 in which they free the needle way from the previously formed pile loops. When the nut 84 has again reached the sleeve 81 the arm 96 strikes the inclined plane 103 and presses the lever 99 back again so that the projection 106 re leases the end 105 and the rod 95 moving to the left under the action of the spring 98 puts the clutch 72 andthe key 83 into gear, and takes the clutch 91 0ut of gear. The above described series of operations are then repeated and another row. of stitches is made.

The above described machine is capable of many modifications. For example instead of a jacquarda paratus a cam machine may be arrange ratus for each carriage. The richness of the attern would not be thereby prejudiced. he carriages 17 instead of being movable in straightguides asshown may be made to move in any otherpath readily suggested by those skilled in the art. The rod 31 which serves for clamping the thread may be dispensed with without the Working capability of the machine being materially affected, as

the threads on being inserted into the fabric are clamped between the needle and fabric without this clamp 31. The clamping a paratus only serves to insure the fixing.

1e clamping apparatus is, however, necessary when solid needles are 'usedinstead of hollow ones, which can be done with the above described machine.-

By skilful arrangement of patterns and colors extraordinary effects can be reduced with the machine above descri )ed. The ground of the pattern may have one and the same color over the whole surface of the.

fabric for one pattern of embroidery. Each carriage may therefore contain one thread of the color ofthe ground. Each needle may have a thread of a different color not taking into account a thread in each carriage for the ground of the patterns. There can thus'be produced with this ,machine a mul tiplicit of colors and patterns in one piece of wori which 1n consequence of the complica'ted arrangement can hardly be produced by hand work.

What I claim as my invention and desire as a pattern appa-' to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is:

1. A machine'for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combination with a frame, means'for holding a fabric, a set or series of needles, means for automatically bringing'any one of the needles of said set or series to the workin' point of said set or series and 'into the .wor ring position, means for stabbing the workingneedle through the fabric and means for movin a fabric and said set or series of needles re atively to each other step by step.

2. A machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combinatlon with a frame, means for holding a fabric,'a set or series of needles, meansfor automatically bringing any one of the needles of said set or series to the working point of said set or series and into the working position, means for stabbing the working needle through the fabric and means for moving a fabric and said set or series of needles relatively to each other step by step in two directions crossing one another at right angles.

3. A machine for embrbidering a fabric with pile threads'in patterns havin in combinatlon with a frame, means for" olding a fabric, a plurality of sets or series of need es; means for automatically bringing any one needle of said sets or series of needles to the working point of its set or series of needles 'and'into the working, position, means for stabbing the working needles through the fabric and means for inoving a fabric and said sets or series of needles relatively to each other step by step.

4. A machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combination. with a frame, means for holding a fabric, straight guides attached to the frame parallel to the fabric holdcrs,;a carnage adapted to run on said guides, aplurality of pushers in said carriage movable at right angles to said guides, a needle in each of said pushcrs, pins vertically movable in said carnage and corresponding to the number of sald pushers, a. drum below said carriage,

mcans for rotating said drum, two ridges or cams surrounding said drum, and adapted to receive between them one of said pins and move the carriage, a pattern apparatus ada ted to press each of said pins down to sai drum, a slide movable at right angles to said guides and having a projection engaging with one of said pushers, means for reciproeating said slide and means for moving a fabric and said needles relatively step by step.

5. A machine for embroidering ,a-fabric with pile threads in patterns having'in combination with a frame, means for holding a.

fabric, straight guides attached to the frame parallel to the fabric-holders, a plurality of carriages adapted to run on said guides, a plurality of pushers in each of said carriages mov-l said carriages, means for rotating said drums,

two ridges or cams surrounding each of said drums and adapted to receive between them oneof said pins and move the carriage, a pattern apparatus adapted to press one pin in each carria e down to its drum, a slide movable at a rig it angle to said guides and having projections corresponding to the number of said carriages, each engaging with one of the pushers of its carriage, means for reciprocating said, slide, means for progressing said drums and projections simultaneously and step by step parallel to said guides, and means'for moving a fabric and said needles relatively step by step.

6. A machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combination with a ame, means for holding a fabric, straight-guides attached to the frame parallel to the fabric-holders, a plurality of carriages adapted to run on said guides, a pluralitypf pushers in each of said carriages movable at a right angle to said guides, a

-needle in each of said pushers, pins vertically movable In sa1d carrlages, and corre-- sponding to the number of said pushers, a

drum below each of said carriages, means for rotating said drums; two ridges or cams surrounding each of said drums and adapted. to receive between them one-of said pins, a pattern apparatus adapted to press one pin in each carriage down to its drum, a slide m'ovable at a right angleto said guides, and having projections corresponding to the number of said carriages, each engaging with one of the pushers of its carriage, means for reciprocating said slide, means for progressing said drum and projections simultaneously and step by ste parallel to said guides comprising an axially movable shaft sup orting said drums, a screw threaded spind l e parallel to said shaft, a nut on said spindle,

m'eans for axially moving said shaft with said nut, a wheel loose on said shaft, means for continuously rotating said wheel, a clutch adapted to couple and uncouple said shaft with said wheel, a driving pin on said shaft meshing witha star wheel loose on said screw threaded spindle, a key adapted to couple and uncouple said screw-t readed spindle with said star wheel, a toothed wheel 88 loose on said shaft, means for coupling and uncoupling said toothedwheel with said continuously rotating wheel, a toothed wheel 87 rigid on said screw threaded s indle, an intermediate toothed wheel mesl f' with both said toothed wheels 88 and 87, and loose onla stud connected with the frame and ins vertically movable means for moving a fabric and .said needles relatively step by step.

7. A machine for embroideringa fabric with pile threads in patternshavingin combination with a frame, means for holding a Y fabric, straight guides attached to the frame. parallel to the fabric-holders, a plurality of to the number ofsaid pushers, a drum below each of said carriages, meansjfor rotating said drums, two ridges or cams surroundlng each of said drums and adapted to receive between them one of said pins,- a pattern apparatus adapted to press one. pin in each carriage down to its drum, a slide movable at a right angle to said guides and having proj ections corres onding to the number of said carriages, eac pushers of its carriage, means for reciprocating said slide, means for progressing sa1d drums and projections simultaneously and step'by step parallel to said guides, a shaft, a screw threaded s indle parallel to the shaft, a toothed wheel oose on said shaft, a coupling clutch for said wheel, a key sliding and a nut running on said screw threaded spindle, an arm fastened to said nut with a hole and a rolleron its end, three levers hinged to said as engaging with one of the i frame and adapted to move along said.

planes and-a projection on said lever, and

means for moving said needles.

8, A machine for embroidering fabricwith pile threads in patterns havin 1n combina-' tion with a frame, means for ho ding a fabric, straight ides attachedto the frame parallel to the fa ric holders, a plurality of carriages adapted to run on said guides, a plurality of needle pushers in each of said carriages movable at a right angle to said guides, a cutter for each of said, carriages, means for operating said cutter of each carriage in conjunction with its needle pusher, a needle in each i I of said pushers, pins vertically movable said carriages and corresponding to the humber of said pushers, a drum below each of said carriages, means for rotating said drums, two rldges or cams surrounding each of sa1d drums and adapted to receive between them' one of said pins, a pattern apparatus adapted to press one pin on each carriage down to its drum, a slide movable at a right angle to said guides and having projections corresponding to-the number of said carriages, each engaging with one of the pushers of its carriage,

rneans for reciprocating said slide, means for progressing said drums and projections simultaneously and step by step parallel to said guides, and means for moving a fabi'rc and said needles relatively step by step.

9. A machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combination with a frame for holding a fabric, a plurality of sets or series of needles, means for automatically bringing any one needle-of said sets or series of needles to the Working point of its set or series of needles and into the working position, means for stabbing the working needles through the fabric, meansfor moving a fabric and said sets or series of needles relatively to each other step by step, combs extending along the whole working length of the n'iaehine, and means for sinking said combs under the pile-loops when formed and for raising them simultaneously with the fabric.

10. In a machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns in combination with combs extending along the whole working length of the machine, a shaft on Whichsaid combs are keyed, a plurality of levers, on the ends of which said shaft is journaled, a second shaft said lovers are keyed on, a lever having a rolleron its end and keyed on said second shaft, a tappet disk acting 0n-said roller, two levers fastened to the ends of said first shaft, a bell-crank lever pivoted on and a pin fastened to each of said two levers, the horizontal arms of said bell-crank levers being adapted to bear upon said pins, ashoulder-on the vertical arms of the bell-crank levers, two stops fixed to the framing, en-

gaging with said shoulders, and means for rotating and axially alternating said tappet disk and for raising said two levers, substantially as described.

11. A machine for embroidering a fabric with pile threads in patterns having in combination with a frame for holding a fabric, a set or series of needles, needle holders, rods sliding parallel with said needles within the needle holders, and bent to bear with'their front ends against the needles, springs adapted to press said rods towards the needle points and to turn them at the same time against the needles, means for bringing any one of the needles of said set or series to the working point of said set or series and into the working position, means for stabbing the Working needle through the fabric, and means -for moving the fabric and said set or series of needles relatively to each other step' by step. V

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

FRANZ KLEUTGEN.

Witnesses:

BESSIE F. DUNLAP. LOUIS VANDORN. 

